Senior Backend Developer — AWS, Azure & Python Expert

Quantum Technologies. LLC; San Diego (CA); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 179,000; Full time

Job summary

Quantum Technologies LLC in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Backend Developer with deep AWS/Azure and Python expertise to design scalable cloud-native solutions. You’ll work across Go/C++, Django, and data lake technologies, building CI/CD pipelines and ML pipelines with AWS Glue and SageMaker.

You will implement secure, compliant architectures in HIPAA/FedRAMP High contexts, mentor teams, and help evolve architecture documentation while driving best practices in DevOps and containerization.

Qualifications

• Strong experience with Linux environments.
• Expert-level Python skills; knowledge of C++ and Go preferred.
• Experience with Django.
• Strong proficiency in AWS or Azure (experience in both is preferred).
• Experience deploying and managing containerized applications (ECS strongly preferred; Kubernetes a plus).
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.
• Minimum 7 years of post-education professional experience.
• AWS and/or Azure Professional-level certifications strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensure application security, performance, and scalability within regulated environments (HIPAA, FedRAMP High).
• Write clean, maintainable, and well-documented code following industry best practices.
• Troubleshoot and resolve issues across the application stack.
• Collaborate within an Agile development process, including sprint planning and code reviews.
• Build and maintain CI/CD pipelines using AWS CodePipeline, CodeBuild, and Git-based workflows.
• Develop and automate cloud infrastructure using Terraform and/or AWS CDK.
• Design, build, and operationalize data and ML pipelines using AWS Glue, Step Functions, Lambda, EMR, and SageMaker.
• Write robust AWS Glue ETL jobs (Python/PySpark) with exception handling, logging, and CloudWatch monitoring.
• Implement monitoring and dashboards in CloudWatch for ETL processes, data pipelines, and ML endpoints.
• Work with PostgreSQL, MySQL, DynamoDB, and data lake technologies.
• Apply security best practices including IAM least privilege, encryption, and secrets management.
• Contribute to architecture documentation, runbooks, and design reviews.

Skills

Linux

Python

C++

Go

Django

AWS

Azure

Databases

Security

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science/Engineering/Mathematics

Tools

Terraform

AWS CDK

AWS Glue

Step Functions

Lambda

EMR

SageMaker

DynamoDB

PostgreSQL

MySQL

Kubernetes

ECS

CloudWatch

IAM

Encryption

Secrets management

Job description

Quantum Technologies LLC in San Diego, CA seeks a Senior Backend Developer with deep AWS/Azure and Python expertise to design scalable cloud-native solutions. You’ll work across Go/C++, Django, and data lake technologies, building CI/CD pipelines and ML pipelines with AWS Glue and SageMaker.

You will implement secure, compliant architectures in HIPAA/FedRAMP High contexts, mentor teams, and help evolve architecture documentation while driving best practices in DevOps and containerization.